Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company

The Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company was a short-lived interurban railroad that operated from 1911^[1] to 1918^[2] between the cities of Sycamore and Marengo, Illinois; it never reached its intended destination of Woodstock.^{[3][page needed]} Its headquarters and repair shop were in the city of Genoa, midway on the route.^[4] The 26.5-mile (42.6 km) track was never electrified, due to lack of funds, so gasoline-powered cars were used. Three 55-foot (16.8 m) McKeen cars were purchased,^[1] but the large cars proved unsatisfactory; they were replaced by two smaller Fairbanks-Morse cars.^[4]

Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company
Overview
Status	Defunct
Termini	Sycamore, Illinois Marengo, Illinois
Service
Type	Interurban
History
Opened	1911
Closed	1918
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend Woodstock Franklinville Union Marengo Elgin & Belvidere Electric Railway Riley Coon Creek McHenry County DeKalb County border Ney Genoa Milwaukee Road Illinois Central Railroad Kishwaukee River Sycamore Chicago Great Western Key line operated line proposed but never built This diagram: view talk edit